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I agree, this is a little dramatic. Another thing I'd point out is that the author is putting way too much emphasis on the login part of the experience. Is OA
by jpk 15y ago
I agree, this is a little dramatic. Another thing I'd point out is that the author is putting way too much emphasis on the login part of the experience. Is OAuth seamless? Clearly not. But it works, and it's a one-time thing. If you want to improve the user's experience, and you're harping on OAuth, you're implying that everything else the user touches is perfect. Amdahl would be disappointed.
- protomyth 15y agoThe login is the first experience with your new app. Hard to think the house is nice if the front yard is a mess.
- danilocampos 15y agoEverything else the user touches, natively, has the potential to be perfect. The developer has direct control. OAuth's shitty UX is permanent and immutable – and completely jarring as an introduction to a new user.
- bandushrew 15y agoThe trouble with OAuth is it presents a broken/oddly decoupled interface at the most delicate moment - when the user has only just chosen to use the application. For tech people it is not seamless, For non-tech people it is worse than 'not seamless', it is entirely confusing.